School News, January 30, Southampton Town

Bridgehampton School student Charly Durazno ice skating at Buckskill Winter Club. COURTESY BRIDGEHAMPTON SCHOOL DISTRICT

Seven Westhampton Beach High School students, from left, Zoey Rudolf, Meghan Pomroy, Abigail Curran, Nicholas Burruso, Luke Albert, Matilda Buchen and Fahtima Iqbal, have earned New York State Scholarships for Academic Excellence. The students qualified for the scholarships based on their exceptional GPAs and Regents test scores. The scholarships can be used toward a New York State institution of higher education. COURTESY WESTHAMPTON BEACH SCHOOL DISTRICT

Westhampton Beach Elementary School fourth graders learned about the life and history of Native Americans during a Journeys into American Indian Territory program on January 22. During the event, students explored Native American artifacts such as clothing, dolls and pottery and listened to traditional stories. COURTESY WESTHAMPTON BEACH SCHOOL DISTRICT

Westhampton Beach Middle School students will all be reading “Pay It Forward” by Catherine Ryan Hyde as part of the school’s annual community read program. COURTESY WESTHAMPTON BEACH SCHOOL DISTRICT

Hampton Bays Elementary School kindergartners recently enjoyed a visit from children’s author and retired New York City firefighter Tim Hoppey. Dressed in his firefighter gear, Hoppey read two of his popular books, “Tito, the Firefighter” and “The Good Fire Helmet,” to the students. Following the reading, the students asked the author questions about his life as a firefighter and his writing. COURTESY HAMPTON BAYS SCHOOL DISTRICT

Young Ross School students participating in the second year of the school's participation in the East End Basketball Organization. COURTESY ROSS SCHOOL

Southampton Intermediate School eighth-grader Brooklyn DeVito took first place in his school’s annual spelling bee. COURTESY SOUTHAMPTON SCHOOL DISTRICT

A recent meeting of the new chapter of My Sister's Keeper at Southampton Intermediate School. COURTESY SOUTHAMPTON SCHOOL DISTRICT

Eastport Elementary School fifth-graders Emil Almeida and Evan Gulde were runner-up and first-place winner, respectively, in the school spelling bee. COURTESY EASTPORT-SOUTH MANOR SCHOOL DISTRICT

Fathers of Our Lady of the Hamptons School students, from left, Rocky Ambrose, John Saville, Gaylord Hoffert, Francis Molignano, Peter McGreevy, John Brady, Brendan Kenny, cooked up the fare at the school's recent pancake breakfast. Prep 7 student Colleen Lynch was a server. COURTESY OUR LADY OF THE HAMPTONS SCHOOL

Fathers of Our Lady of the Hamptons School students, from left, Rocky Ambrose, John Saville, Gaylord Hoffert, Francis Molignano, Peter McGreevy, John Brady, Brendan Kenny, cooked up the fare at the school's recent pancake breakfast. Prep 7 student Colleen Lynch was a server. COURTESY OUR LADY OF THE HAMPTONS SCHOOL